Michigan football TE Tyrone Wheatley Jr. no longer with team

Nick Baumgardner Detroit Free Press Published 1:52 p.m. UTC Aug 3, 2018 Michigan tight end Tyrone Wheatley Jr. is no longer with the football team, a program spokesman confirmed to the Free Press. Wheatley, the son of former Michigan star running back and assistant coach Tyrone Wheatley Sr., made the decision to leave the team Thursday. Michigan players reported to Ann Arbor for fall camp earlier in the day as the team is scheduled to hold its first practice of the 2018 season Friday. Wheatley missed most of spring practice after suffering a broken bone in his foot in March. It was the second major foot injury of Wheatley’s career, as a setback cost him the entire 2015 season — his true freshman campaign. After sitting out 2015, Wheatley returned to make three catches for 35 yards and a touchdown as a redshirt freshman in 2016. Last season, Wheatley was mainly used as a reserve behind starters Sean McKeon and Zach Gentry. He caught three passes for 26 yards in 2017. Read more U-M football: Karan Higdon ready to leave it all on the field Jim Harbaugh focused on making U-M stronger in offseason McKeon and Gentry, now both juniors, combined for 48 receptions, 604 yards and five scores a year ago. Michigan will also have true freshmen Luke Schoonmaker and Mustapha Muhammad this season, joining third-year tight end Nick Eubanks in the tight end room. More roster notes • Receiver Kekoa Crawford is no longer listed as a member of the team. Crawford reportedly left… [Read full story]